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Internet provider iiNET fined for bus ads
Internet services provider iiNET has become the first publicly-listed company to be fined for failing to properly display total minimum charges in an advertisement. In February and March, iiNET spruiked a $59.95 monthly charge for its naked DSL service on the back of Sydney buses. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has fined iiNET $102,000 for failing to prominently ...
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Betting scandal case doomed to fail court
The case against three rugby league identities embroiled in an alleged betting scandal was doomed to fail, says the Sydney magistrate who threw out the case. Former rugby league player John Elias, former Parramatta player Brad Murray and Jai Ayoub, the son of Murray's manager Sam Ayoub, had the prosecution against them permanently stayed on Wednesday. "I find that the prosecution ...
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SA supermarket fined over bad food
THE operators of an Adelaide supermarket have been fined more than $200,000 after displaying food for sale past its use-by date, some by as much as 40 ...
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Australias Folau in Uncapped Trio to Face Lions
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Australia Infrastructure Heavyweights Compete for Melbourne Port Project
The $1.6 billion redevelopment of the Port of Melbourne has attracted a high calibre list of civil and maritime construction specialists all competing for two significant work ...
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John Howard to receive honorary doctorate
Former prime minister John Howard will be presented with a honorary doctor of laws degree from a NSW university.The University of NSW will present Mr Howard, the second longest serving prime minister, with the doctorate on Friday for "significant service" and "outstanding achievements" during his 11 years in office."John Howard's accomplishments as prime minister ...
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Women hurt when car hits Sydney bus stop
Two women sitting at a Sydney bus stop were hurt when a car smashed into the bus shelter.A Toyota Echo and a Honda CRV collided on Anzac Road, Maroubra, causing the Toyota to crash into a bus shelter on Thursday morning.One of the women, a 64-year-old, was hit by the car.The other woman, a 71-year-old, attempted to run from the shelter and was hit by debris.Both were taken to St Vincent's ...
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Aussie PM accused of showing cleavagewomen start cleavage campaign
More than 700 women have sent images of their cleavages to the Facebook page.(Photo:Agencies) The ABC has defended the broadcast of allegations that Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard was disrespecting the nation by showing cleavage in federal Parliament. Fairfax columnist and industrial relations consultant Grace Collier told a panel discussion on ABC Radio National on Sunday that it was ...
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Political uncertainty a drag on business
If Prime Minister Julia Gillard hoped to bring certainty when she unexpectedly called the September 14 election date back in January, a leading business group says it hasn't worked. Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) chief economist Greg Evans says political uncertainty this year has added to the woes of ...
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$A dealt a triple blow this week
Farmers, local tourism operators and manufacturers are getting better news everyday as the Australian dollar falls even further.The currency has dropped 3.5 per cent so far this week, driven by the strange combination of the US economy needing less help and the Australian economy possibly getting more help.The days of the Australian dollar being above parity, or 100 US cents, are well and truly ...
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Lawyers warn against Bayley overreaction
The Law Institute of Victoria has warned against populist anger to crimes committed by Adrian Bayley, while the police minister hopes he "rots in ...
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Gillard must apologise to Indonesia oppn
The Gillard government must apologise to Indonesia for "weakening" Australia's borders and for suspending live cattle exports, the opposition insists.Prime Minister Julia Gillard will meet Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for bilateral talks in July, a move Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says shows Ms Gillard is "humiliated and embarrassed" on the issue of ...
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Analysis Why the Aussie dollar is diving
The Australian dollar's slide is not so much a response to surprising news as an acknowledgement of reality. Sure, the latest step down happened all of a sudden, from 95.5 US cents early Thursday morning to below 92.5 before noon. And the catalyst was the outcome of the US Federal Reserve's policy meeting, announced by its chairman, Ben Bernanke. But it's all too easy to be ...
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China beats Australia in basketball friendly
Shanxi province - Chinese women's basketball team resisted the challenge from their Australian counterpart to hold off the latter 69-64 in Game 1 of Sino- Australian Women's International Basketball Challenge here on Wednesday. About 2,000 fans crowded into Wuyang Coal Mine Sports Center to support Chinese girls. After almost-one-month training ...
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Cricket Australia to overhaul player behaviour code
Australia Cricket Australia (CA) will reform its code of behaviour and integrity processes after a review by former AFL policy-maker Adrian Anderson.Anderson, the ex-AFL football operations manager, was hired by CA to review how the sport dealt with issues such as player discipline and anti-corruption.Several recommendations for reform were broadly outlined by CA chief James Sutherland on ...
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Princess Mary to visit Australia for Opera House anniversary
Sydney 2000 Denmark's Crown Princess Mary has been enticed back to her homeland along with her husband Crown Prince Frederik to mark the 40th anniversary of the Sydney Opera House. NSW Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner announced the couple would be the patrons of the celebrations in October.Their role is a nod to the late Danish architect Jorn Utzon, who designed Australia's most famous ...
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BJ Anthony signs with Adelaide 36ers
Source: Photosport The Adelaide 36ers have announced their newest signing, former Breakers player, BJ Anthony. Anthony is currently playing in the NZ NBL with the Otago Nuggets, where he leads the league in scoring at 22.3 points per game and second on the team in rebounds at 8.4 rebounds per game. He is also averaging 1.3 blocks per game and 1.2 steals per game for the first placed ...
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Aussie TV bid to influence cricket team choices rejected
(50 mins ago) Cricket Australia has dismissed suggestions from executives at Channel Nine that the network should have a say in team selection under its lucrative new five-year broadcast deal. Nine managing director Jeff Browne told a business lunch n Wednesday the network needed the best players on the field all the time to maintain ratings, making clear it had concerns over CA's ...
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Fourth Burgess backed by NRL teammates
Teammates confidently expect heavyweight NRL debutant Tom Burgess to amply fill the place of twin brother George, as he becomes the last of the Burgess hard nuts to play for South Sydney. Tom, 21, was named on the Rabbitohs bench for Sunday's clash with Parramatta, effectively replacing twin George, who was stood down after being charged over the alleged smashing a car window in Cairns. ...
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$A falls to 2.5year low after Fed comments
The Australian dollar dived to its lowest point in two-and-a-half years after being dealt a double blow by news out of the US and China. At 1700 AEST on Thursday, the local unit was trading at 92.29 US cents, down from 94.92 cents on Wednesday. On Thursday afternoon the currency fell as low as 92.24 US cents, its lowest level since September 2010. The fall came as investors flocked to the US ...
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Unions back PM ahead of final sittings
The major unions are uniting behind Julia Gillard in yet another sign the prime minister could survive any further threat from Kevin Rudd, and lead Labor to the federal election. Australian Workers' Union boss Paul Howes and Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association chief Joe de Bruyn on Thursday joined the ACTU's Dave Oliver to declare their support for Ms Gillard. The ...
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Tas forestry fraud needs probe report
A Senate inquiry has called for a full investigation into allegations a $45 million scheme to help downsize the Tasmanian forestry industry has been rorted. Claims have been made that some logging contractors accepted up to $3 million of government money to exit the sector, only to continue their businesses through loopholes. They included the passing on of assets to relatives. The scheme was ...
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Aust bonds weaken after Fed comments
Australian 10-year bond futures prices fell to a three-month low after the US central bank announced it would wind back its $US85 billion a month bond purchase program. ANZ head of interest rate research Tony Morriss said there was a big sell off in US and Australian bond markets early on Thursday after the press conference by Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. "The Fed pretty much ...
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Senate gives green light to spinner Ahmed
Cricket Australia's politicking has succeeded, now it's simply a question of form as to whether Pakistan-born legspinner Fawad Ahmed makes his Test debut in the Ashes series. Legislation that fast-tracks citizenship in special circumstances, including elite athletes such as Ahmed, cleared the Senate on Thursday. The new measure gives the immigration minister power to apply shorter ...
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Origin bench time doesnt scare Reynolds
Not fazed by spending the entire State of Origin opener on the sideline, NSW utility Josh Reynolds says he won't be fussed if coach Laurie Daley repeats the dose in game two on Wednesday. Reynolds joined an elite group in game one when he sat on the interchange bench, unused, for 80 minutes. Among the first to comfort him after fulltime was Daley - who apologised for leaving him out of ...
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Major redevelopment plans for Perth eyesoars
The City of Perth has major projects in the works to redevelop the city’s CBD in-line with the aims of broader projects like Green City and Populate Perth, but some residents remain wary of red tape, while others fear for the future of historical sites such as Langley.
Perth is the commercial, transport and cultural backbone of Western Australia. This city of almost 2 million people is the fourth largest in Australia, but has grown consistently faster than many other cities, outstripping the national average and was ranked by The Economist in 2010 as the eighth ‘most livable city’ in the world, which means we have some of the best living conditions on the planet. Read more
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